From a purely practical standpoint, your Corelle dinnerware stands up to the rigors of the dishwasher and microwave, easing your prep and cleanup time. This ever-versatile line of dinnerware may be used in both conventional and convection ovens. Leftovers? Corelle dinnerware may also be used to reheat.

Decide on the primary purpose of your dinnerware. Decide if your dinnerware set will be primarily used for everyday dining or just for special occasions. This also helps you to decide about the amount of money that you can afford to spend on your dinnerware. Consider any additional pieces when making the initial purchase. Standard ceramics dinnerware sets are usually comprised of a 4-piece place setting consisting of a bowl, dinner plate, salad plate and coffee cup or teacup. If there are other matching pieces that are a consideration, you might want to purchase them now so as to ensure that your set will match in the future. Just remember that delaying the purchase of matching pieces results in not finding these pieces at a later date if the manufacturer discontinues them.

Here`s another thing to consider. If you are not able to buy all of your place settings at once, it`s a good idea to choose a design that will not be discontinued in a year or two. If you`re not sure about a particular set, ask an employee or the manufacturer. The last thing you want is to only have three place settings and not be able to find more.